367 F. App'x 512

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose MAYA-DUARTE, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 09-40570

Summary Calendar.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Feb. 18, 2010.

James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Molly E. Odom, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defen-danb-Appellant.

Before GARZA, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: *

Jose Maya-Duarte is appealing the 70-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being found unlawfully in the United States following his deportation. He argues that the district court plainly erred in enhancing his sentence based on his prior conviction for aggravated assault of a peace officer because the offense did not fall within the definition of a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(ii).

After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we agree that the district court committed plain error by using Maya-Duarte’s Texas aggravated-assault conviction to increase his sentence. See United States v. Fierro-Reyna, 466 F.3d 324, 329-30 (5th Cir.2006); United States v. Munoz-Ortenza, 563 F.3d 112, 116 (5th Cir.2009). Accordingly, we vacate Maya-Duarte’s sentence and remand for resen-tencing.

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SENTENCE VACATED; CASE REMANDED.

United States v. Maya-Duarte
367 F. App'x 512

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United States v. Maya-Duarte
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